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Yankees
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
August 3, 1948
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees, played on August 3, 1948 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 3, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 3, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Spec Shea |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Virgil Trucks |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 48,915 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Red Jones 1B: Johnny Stevens 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Summers |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Snuffy Stirnweiss | Second Baseman |
| Tommy Henrich | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Keller | Left Fielder |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| George McQuinn | First Baseman |
| Billy Johnson | Third Baseman |
| Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
| Spec Shea | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Lake | Second Baseman |
| Sam Vico | First Baseman |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Vic Wertz | Right Fielder |
| Hoot Evers | Center Fielder |
| Dick Wakefield | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Lipon | Shortstop |
| Bob Swift | Catcher |
| Virgil Trucks | Pitcher |
| Steve O'Neill | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
August 3, 1948
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Trucks
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Trucks
Henrich strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Trucks
Keller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stirnweiss moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
DiMaggio vs. Trucks
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Stirnweiss scores. Keller moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berra vs. Trucks
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lake fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Shea
Lake hits a popup towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vico vs. Shea
Vico hits a popup towards first. McQuinn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Shea
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Trucks
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lake misplays the ball. That's an error on Lake. McQuinn moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Trucks
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rizzuto vs. Trucks
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McQuinn moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Shea vs. Trucks
Shea hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McQuinn scores. Johnson scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stirnweiss vs. Trucks
Stirnweiss hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vico settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Trucks
Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vico scoops it up and throws to first, with Trucks covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Shea
Wertz hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Shea
Evers hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wakefield vs. Shea
Wakefield hits a popup towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Shea
Lipon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Trucks
Keller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Trucks
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Trucks
Berra hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Trucks
McQuinn hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Trucks
Johnson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzuto vs. Pierce
Billy Pierce now pitching.
Rizzuto takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shea vs. Pierce
Shea takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to third. Rizzuto moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stirnweiss vs. Pierce
Stirnweiss hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Shea
Swift takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pierce vs. Shea
Pierce hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lake vs. Shea
Lake takes first base on ball four. Swift moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vico vs. Shea
Vico hits a popup in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kell vs. Shea
Kell hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Pierce
Henrich hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kell settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Kell. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Pierce
Henrich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Pierce
Keller strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Pierce
DiMaggio hits a popup towards first. Vico settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Shea
Wertz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Shea
Evers hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wakefield vs. Shea
Wakefield hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Wakefield reaches second base with a double. Wertz goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lipon vs. Shea
Lipon hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Swift vs. Shea
Swift hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Pierce
Berra hits a fly ball into left field. Wakefield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Pierce
McQuinn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Pierce
Johnson takes first base on ball four. McQuinn moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rizzuto vs. Pierce
Rizzuto hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pierce fields it and throws to first for the out. McQuinn moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Shea vs. Pierce
Shea takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stirnweiss vs. Pierce
Stirnweiss takes first base on ball four. McQuinn scores. Johnson moves to third. Shea moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Henrich vs. Pierce
Henrich strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pierce vs. Shea
Pierce hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lake vs. Shea
The umpire calls a balk on Shea Pierce moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lake vs. Shea
Lake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vico vs. Shea
Vico hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kell vs. Shea
Kell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pierce scores. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Shea
Wertz takes first base on ball four. Kell moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evers vs. Shea
Evers hits a popup towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Pierce
Keller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Pierce
DiMaggio hits a popup towards first. Vico settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Pierce
Berra takes first base on ball four. Keller moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McQuinn vs. Pierce
McQuinn takes first base on ball four. Keller moves to third. Berra moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Overmire
Stubby Overmire now pitching.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Keller scores. Berra scores. McQuinn moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rizzuto vs. Overmire
Rizzuto hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McQuinn scores. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shea vs. Overmire
Shea strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 9 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wakefield vs. Shea
Wakefield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lipon vs. Shea
Lipon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Shea
Swift hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 9 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Overmire
Jimmy Outlaw now playing third base.
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Outlaw fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Overmire
Henrich hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Overmire
Keller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Houtteman
Art Houtteman now pitching.
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Keller moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berra vs. Houtteman
Berra hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Evers. Berra reaches second base with a double. Wakefield throws the ball in to Outlaw who tags Berra trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Keller scores. DiMaggio goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 12 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Houtteman
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 12 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Houtteman vs. Shea
Houtteman hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 12 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Shea
Lake hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 12 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vico vs. Shea
Vico hits a popup towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 12 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Houtteman
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 12 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Houtteman
Rizzuto hits a popup towards short. Lipon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 12 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shea vs. Houtteman
Shea hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 12 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Outlaw vs. Shea
Outlaw hits a popup towards first. McQuinn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 12 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Shea
Wertz hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 12 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Shea
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto misplays the ball. That's an error on Rizzuto. View Play -
Yankees, 12 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wakefield vs. Shea
Wakefield takes first base on ball four. Evers moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 12 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lipon vs. Shea
Lipon hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 12 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Houtteman
Stirnweiss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Evers throws the ball in to Lake who tags Stirnweiss trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 12 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Houtteman
Henrich hits a fly ball into left field. Wakefield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 12 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Houtteman
Keller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 12 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Houtteman
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. Keller moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 12 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berra vs. Houtteman
Berra hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Yankees, 15 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Houtteman
McQuinn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 15 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutchinson vs. Shea
Fred Hutchinson pinch hits for Bob Swift.
Hutchinson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 15 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Shea
Pat Mullin pinch hits for Art Houtteman.
Mullin strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 15 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Shea
Lake strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/3/1948 -- New York at Detroit (N)
New York AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Stirnweiss S, 2b 5 1 2 1 Lake E, 2b 4 0 0 0
Henrich T, rf 6 1 1 1 Vico S, 1b 4 0 0 0
Keller C, lf 3 3 2 0 Kell G, 3b 3 0 1 1
DiMaggio J, cf 5 2 1 1 Outlaw J, 3b 1 0 0 0
Berra Y, c 5 3 3 5 Wertz V, rf 2 2 1 1
McQuinn G, 1b 4 4 1 2 Evers H, cf 4 0 0 0
Johnson B, 3b 2 1 1 2 Wakefield D, lf 2 0 1 1
Rizzuto P, ss 4 0 0 1 Lipon J, ss 4 0 0 0
Shea S, p 3 0 1 2 Swift B, c 2 0 0 0
Hutchinson F, ph 1 0 0 0
Trucks V, p 0 0 0 0
Pierce B, p 2 1 1 0
Overmire S, p 0 0 0 0
Houtteman A, p 1 0 0 0
Mullin P, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 15 12 15 31 3 4 3
New York 122 013 303 -- 15
Detroit 010 110 000 -- 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Shea S (W) 9.0 4 3 3 6 3
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Trucks V (L) 2.2 5 5 4 2 1
Pierce B 2.2 0 4 4 9 2
Overmire S 1.0 3 2 2 0 1
Houtteman A 2.2 4 4 4 2 1
E -- Lake E 2, Kell G, Rizzuto P
DP -- New York 1, Detroit 2
LOB -- New York 9, Detroit 7
2B -- Wakefield D, Berra Y
HR -- Wertz V, McQuinn G, Henrich T, Berra Y
HBP -- by Trucks V (Johnson B)
Balk -- Shea S
T -- 2:37
A -- 48915
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